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Jenny Lind

Drawing
ca. 1845-70 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing in pencil depicting the opera singer Jenny Lind.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleJenny Lind (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing by Daniel Maclise depicting the opera singer Jenny Lind. Great Britain, ca. 1845-70.
Physical description
Drawing in pencil depicting the opera singer Jenny Lind.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12cm
  • Width: 16cm
Marks and inscriptions
Jenny Lind (Inscribed in pencil)
Credit line
Forster Bequest
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Pillar stand of thirty frames, containing three hundred and ninety drawings and sketches in pencil, pen and ink, and colour - figures, landscapes, etc. There are also seven by other hands (aside from Maclise) - Calderon, T.S. Cooper, Cope, Herbert, and Landseer, all R.A., F. Danby, A.R.A., and G. Cattermole. These drawings and sketches include the following celebrated persons, amongst whom were several more of the Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters: C.J. Apperley, Sir Egerton Brydges, Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Lord Lytton), G. Cattermole, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Joshua Cristall, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield), M. Faraday etc.
Collection
Accession number
F.88:363

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2008
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